Nursing at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is located in Lakewood, Washington and has a total student population of 8,329.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Nursing Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Nursing

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Nursing Rankings

Nursing Student Demographics at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Nursing Associate’s Program

83% Women

64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of nursing associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in nursing only graduates about 13% men each year. The program at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in nursing graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom with a associate's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within Nursing

The following nursing concentations are available at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	60

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for WA, the home state for Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Registered Nurses	56,290	$82,670
Medical and Health Services Managers	6,950	$117,970
Nurse Practitioners	3,430	$117,650
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,080	$77,540
Nurse Anesthetists	730	$195,610

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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